Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-26
PROHIBITION.
n Grand Temperance Rally NJ
ArmOry Hall.

n Grand Temperance Rally u
ArmOry Hall.
A meeting of the Prohibition party
convened yesterday morning in ArmorS
Hall. The chairman being absent, D.
H. Blanchard was was called to the
chair and J. K. Thonpson was elected
Secretary. About one hundred dele
gates from all parts of the country were
present. All appeared to take consider
able interest in the deliberations. The
Chairman, upon taking the seat stated
that the conference was called for the
purpose of considering any and all ques'
tions pertaining to organization and the
advancement of the Prohibition cause
in Los Angeles county. A committee on
by laws, consisting of the following
gentlemen was appointed: Messrs.
Whitmer, Gould, Grosvenor. Armstrong
and Kendall.
w. d. Gould made few Introductory
remarks, taking occasion to say that
during the last ten years the women
have done more to promote the cause OF
Prohibition than the men have done in
the past half century.
Women's plans are the best, higher
in aspirations and broader in every way.
The speaker referred to them with a
feeling of pleasure and asserted that
they are the peers of the male sex, in
the promotion of the temperance cause
When the great question is presented,
"Whether we shall fall into the Prohi-
btion line or not" unless an affirmative
answer is received, there is no hope
save oblivion. faction has been de-
ferred," said the speaker, "and as re-
suit lock at our jails, hospitals, and the
number of unfortunates that ascend the
galows. The children want 10 be or
ganized and the principals OF prohibit
tion instilled into them from infancy.
The influence of the temperance cause
should be felt in every home and clubs
should be organized in every precinct in
the county. Convincing speakers should
be secured, and as many public meetings
as possible should be held, at which the
questions of most importance to
the movement can be discussed
and an interchange of views
can be had. At the present time, Stet
asserted some Of the most representa-.
tive men of the country are dropping |
into the prohibition fold. There is a
great necessity for temperance press to
promulgate the principles of the party. |
The speaker predicted that the time is
not very far distant when the prohibit.
ors will have daily press. 1t is ne.
cessity, fer the press is the greatest ed.
ucator at the present day. Touching
upon the finances of the party, the
speaker said that If the advocates of
prohibition in this county would give a
dollar per capita, there would be funds
enough on hand to make thorough |
canvas of this county, and to elect o
straight temperance ticket.
A. M. Hough made q few remarks in
which he said that the labors of the
w omen's Christian Temperance Union
are strongly felt in this state. He said
that the difference between the old
political parties and the Prohibition
party is the same as between city fully
built up and town in process
Of development. In the former
here are no corner lots for sale nor no
buildings to be saved from falling to
pieces. Just so with the old parties.
They cannot be helped or Improved,
while, through the Prohibition party, a
great deal of good may be done and
many young people saved from destruc'
tion. He said that the old political par
ties were rapidly falling to pieces. Their
advocates are reaching out in search of
that will embody all their
IDEAS and aims. People are beginning
to realize that they are wasting their
strength in the ranks of the other par
ties.
A lot of resolutions were presented
and adopted, the purport OF which was
that drinking was very naughty and sa-
looms were very bad places. California
wine is red flag in the faces of the
Prohibitionists, and they did not miss
this opportunity of taking shot at it.
They warn every body against the use OF
the wine, and with q total disregard OF
truth say that man will be deceive d if
ne tackles it. No charge is made that
Lhe Los Angeles Prohibitionists are in.
terested in French wines, but it looks a
little like it.
NuOtACI ICsClubioh NV SeSANo
ng of California wines to the Grand
Army Encampment at st. Louis next
iall. This resolution was introduced by
! Grand Army man who is the proprie.
sor of dairy and who wants butter.
milk sent to St. Louis instead of wine.
1t is altogether probable that the Grand
Army people recognize the fact that
wine is one of the imperial products of
Southern California and that it should
be pretty thoroughly distributed as an
Of our county. The
resolutions as adopted are too volum.
nous for the columns of the HERALD
this morning. /
In the evening Hon. 7. c. Richmond
the eloquent worker in the cause OF
prohibition delivered lecture at Arm.
Dry Hall which was calculated to make
the sinner fee the wrath to come but it
had no preceptible effect on the beer
a a aloona in the vicinitv of the hall